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Curious and Interesting Names Near Partridge Ponds Ground ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Big Willow Bed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Ground
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Factory Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pond Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucky Brook Ground
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock in the Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Salmon Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stick Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tom Rule's Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Partridge Ponds Ground to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Partridge Ponds Ground to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Partridge Ponds Ground and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Partridge Ponds Ground to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,385 miles [8,666.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,264 miles [5,252.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Partridge Ponds Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Partridge Ponds Ground to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Partridge Ponds Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.6500, Longitude: -57.9667 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 293.212 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 289.445 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 287.327 degrees. |
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